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Because it was (and still is) very expensive and we were cold.
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
Because it was (and still is) very expensive and we were cold.
- mantas 4y agoAnd winter was mild.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoOverall yes, which obviously helped, but here (Southern England) it dipped to the coldest in about 10 years during a few days/nights.
- tfourb 4y agoactually it was on par with most other recent winters: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982807/average-winter-temperature-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/982807/average-winter-te...
- ragebol 4y agoSure was expensive. Prices for gas are coming down luckily. We put our thermostat at 17°C and wore an extra sweater, had a fluffy blanket during WFH. After a year long wait, we finally got the heat pump installed last week. Too late to help with the winter and to take the worst of the gas prices, but better overall. Can't self-generate gas, electricity at least a bit even in winter.
- Scoundreller 4y ago> Can't self-generate gas Oh, you can! But maybe only enough for cooking (when it’s warm enough in your reactor) not residential heating. https://www.up-to-us.veolia.com/en/energy/produce-biogas-home-methanization-HomeBiogas https://www.up-to-us.veolia.com/en/energy/produce-biogas-hom...
- ragebol 4y agoFair enough, not enough gas can be self-produced. But then again, neither can I currently generate enough electricity.
- Hamuko 4y agoStill is? The going rate for electricity here is 70.10 €/MWh and the peak figure for today was 118.10 €/MWh. So that's 7-12 cents per kWh. That's not what I'd consider "very expensive".
- mytailorisrich 4y agoYes, still is. Prices for individuals have not decreased yet here in the UK, probably because they were capped to start with, and the government's direct subsidies have just ended. I have just paid my monthly bill to the end of March and it still came to £230 for electricity + gas. That's for a period when use of heating had started to drop because of spring in addition to our self-imposed restrictions because of high prices.
- weberer 4y agoI'm looking at my electric bill right now, and the price this winter was 34.01 c/kWh. Normally its around 4. This is through HELEN in Helsinki.